Archives For: Blight Fight
City of Quincy Accepting Proposals for “Fix or Flatten” Properties for Redevelopment
The city of Quincy is accepting proposals for dangerous building to add to their “fix or flatten” list to be either demolished or redeveloped.
16 Aug 2023
Reducing the Number of Vacant Properties in St. Louis, One at a Time
Funding from the city of St. Louis is helping to restore or demolish vacant, blighted buildings through the north side of the city.
15 Aug 2023
Dayton Approves New Vacant Home Rehab Program to Create New Market-rate Homes
The city of Dayton and the Montgomery County Land Bank have partnered to fix up vacant homes and sell them as market-rate product.
14 Aug 2023
Neighborhoods Fight Blighted Investment Properties with Nonprofit Legal Help
NLS and Legal Aid of Western Missouri are helping neighborhoods fight back against blighted properties owned by out-of-state investors.
26 Jul 2023
Pittsburgh City Council Advances Bill to Help the Land Bank with New Conditions
Pittsburgh City Council has advanced an agreement designed to make it easier for the city’s land bank to return more vacant and distressed properties to active use.
26 Jul 2023
Land Banks May Soon Claim Blighted Properties
In the fight against blight, neglectful property owners in PA may soon feel more pressure to clean-up dilapidated properties or lose control to a land bank.
21 Jul 2023
Wilkinsburg Land Bank to Use More than $350K in Grant Funding for Revitalization Projects
The Wilkinsburg Land Bank is investing $350,000 to renovate blighted and abandoned buildings to help entice people to move back to the area.
20 Jul 2023
US House Proposal Would Send $7.9M to Mid-Michigan Blight, Parks, Transit Projects
A US House of Representative subcommittee recently advanced $7.9M for blight, parks, and transit projects in mid-Michigan.
17 Jul 2023
Baltimore’s Vacant Home Crisis: Committee Plans on Obtaining Billions to Combat Issue
A new initiative will bring together Baltimore leaders and faith organizations to help combat the city’s vacant home crisis.
16 Jul 2023
Park Forest and South Suburban Land Bank Working to Address Abandoned Homes
To reduce the number of abandoned homes, the Village of Park Forest added 31 houses to the South Suburban Land Bank and Development Authority inventory.
16 Jul 2023